The elegant form and protective covering of the coiled nautilus, the interdependent parts of the vertebrate eye, and the interlocking bones, muscles, and feathers of a bird wing “give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.” Read More ›
Theories of origins rely too heavily on ad hoc explanations for data after they have been discovered, rather than making bold universal predictions beforehand that hold up. Read More ›
The theory of intelligent design begins with observations of how intelligent agents act when designing things. By observing human intelligent agents, there is actually quite a bit we can learn know and understand about the actions of intelligent designers. Here are some observations:
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Underlying Darwin's repudiation of creationist legitimacy lay an entirely different conception of science than had prevailed among earlier naturalists. Darwin's attacks on his creationist and idealist opponents in part expressed and in part established an emerging positivistic "episteme" in which the mere mention of unverifiable "acts of Divine will" or "the plan of creation" would increasingly serve to disqualify theories from consideration as science qua science. Read More ›
